Addressing a gathering of nearly 3,000 people at Madhurband, politically popular as Barakpar, a bastion of the Congress party in Cachar district, Sushmita said "the message is clear, we are against the anti-constitutional Prime Minister."

A group of youths staged a protest demonstration and displayed black flags against the Silchar Parliamentarian shouting 'Go back' slogans acusing her of supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Reacting to this, Sushmita said "everyone has the democratic right of expression. There are many views on the Bill and I stand with the views expressed by the Silchar District Congress before the JPC."